Officials recover Trinity River drowning victim

Liberty County authorities began the search Saturday and resumed efforts Sunday at the Trinity River. (Scott Engle/Montgomery County Police Reporter)

UPDATE:

Authorities have recovered the body of the 51-year-old man who drowned in the Trinity River on Saturday.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The man went under water while swimming in the river near Highway 105 during a family gathering, said Cpt. Rex Evans, a spokesman for the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office.

When he didn’t come back up for air, a 15-year-old male relative tried to save him. About 25 members were present when the man drowned, Evans said.

“Apparently, the whole family was out here,” Evans said.

The family and officials could not locate his body. Sheriff’s office divers and Texas EquuSearch officials resumed their search for the man Sunday and are using sonar detectors to try to find his body, Evans said.